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Landlords should have to pay income tax on their rental properties regardless of whether they're rented out or not. (gothamist.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/personalfinance@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/12162

Why? Because apparently they need some more incentive to keep units occupied. Also, even though a property might be vacant, there's still imputed rental income there. Its owner is just receiving it in the form of enjoying the unit for himself instead of receiving an actual rent check from a tenant. That imputed rent ought to be taxed like any other income.

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[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Ahem.

Landlords should have their rental properties seized and placed under the ownership of the local government. Berlin did it. You want to bring housing prices back into reach of the middle class? Stop letting people hoard houses.

[-] lemming007@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Yes!! Abolish private property, let the government control it. Seize the means of production while you're at it.

Wait, it seems like I've read that in history somewhere...

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